HSB 679 (LSB 6216YC (2) 87)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON VANDER LINDEN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to fees charged by counties for the administration of commercial driver’s license skills tests.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321M.9, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Fees to counties.
   a.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Code to the contrary, the county treasurer of a county authorized to issue driver’s licenses under this chapter shall retain for deposit in the county general fund seven dollars of fees received for each issuance or renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards, but shall not retain any moneys for the issuance of any persons with disabilities identification devices.
   b.  (1)  The county treasurer of a county authorized to issue commercial driver’s licenses pursuant to section 321M.6 may charge a fee for the administration of commercial driver’s license skills tests by the county. For a person who resides in the county administering the test, the fee shall not exceed fifty dollars. For a person who resides outside the county administering the test, the fee shall not exceed seventy-five dollars. The county treasurer shall retain the fees charged under this paragraph for deposit in the county general fund.
   (2)  This paragraph is repealed July 1, 2021.
   c.  The five dollar processing fee charged by a county treasurer for collection of a civil penalty under section 321.218A, 321A.32A, or 321J.17 shall be retained for deposit in the county general fund.
   d.  The county treasurer shall remit the balance of fees and all civil penalties to the department.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, certain counties are authorized to issue commercial driver’s licenses and administer commercial driver’s license skills tests if certified to do so by the department of transportation. This bill provides that the county treasurer of a county authorized to issue commercial driver’s licenses may charge a fee for the administration of commercial driver’s license skills tests by the county. For a person who resides in the county administering the test, the fee shall not exceed $50. For a person who resides outside the county administering the test, the fee shall not exceed $75. The bill requires the county treasurer to retain the fees charged under the bill for deposit in the county general fund. The bill provides that the provisions of the bill are repealed July 1, 2021.